Lesley Anne Warner

Lesley Anne Warner is a foreign affairs analyst based in Washington, D.C. specializing in U.S.-Africa policy. She holds a PhD in War Studies from King’s College London and a MA in Security Studies from Georgetown University. Dr. Warner has worked at the State Department, the Foreign Affairs Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, National Defense University, and the RAND Corporation.

Dr. Warner's research and commentary have been published in PRISM, Royal United Services Institute Journal, Naval War College Review, Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, War on the Rocks, The Atlantic, The National Interest, World Politics Review, and the Washington Post's Monkey Cage Blog. She has been interviewed on media outlets such as PBS News Hour, BBC News, France 24, and Radio France Internationale, and has been quoted in the New York Times, Voice of America, Foreign Policy, U.S. News & World Report, and Stars & Stripes.